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pope benedict has just three days left in office and today in one of his last acts before retiring he changed the church rules so that the election of his successor can begin sooner. whoever that successor is, allen pizzey tells us he will be inheriting a church in turmoil. >> reporter: the pope seems increasingly at peace as he says his last good-byes. but he leaves behind the vatican beset by troubles for the next pope and those who will choose him. today, britain's most senior cleric, scottish cardinal keith o'brien, officially resigned and then took the unprecedented step of opting out of the conclave after he was accused of inappropriate contact with three priests dating back 30 years. o'brien disputes the accusation but said he didn't want to be the focus of media attention in rome. the news came as the pope accepted a report into what is likely to be his successor's greatest burden. an internal investigation into power struggles and corruption within the vatican hierarchy. the pope ordered the investigation after his butler was found to have stolen papers off his desk. john tha
pope benedict has just three days left in office and today in one of his last acts before retiring he changed the church rules so that the election of his successor can begin sooner. whoever that successor is, allen pizzey tells us he will be inheriting a church in turmoil. >> reporter: the pope seems increasingly at peace as he says his last good-byes. but he leaves behind the vatican beset by troubles for the next pope and those who will choose him. today, britain's most senior cleric,...
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vatican has denied those accounts. >>> mean time today pope benedict enacted major change to church law to speed up the selection of his successor. new law will allow cardinals to call the conclave earlier than what is currently allowed. that change will allow the cardinals to elect and install the new pope before holy week combines on palm sunday march 24th this year. >> pope ben picture is set to officially step down this thursday 3 days from now and among those who choose successor is archbishop of san francisco. first tile the cardinal william has ever taken part in the secret conclave. carolyn tyler has the story. >> you need to pray for me. >>reporter: cardinal william heads to rome tomorrow. today he spoke before seminarian and faculty at saint patrick seminary and university in menlo park. he's froping take part in this process known as the con clay. he will be among the 117 cardinal from all over the world who are unthe age of 80. eligible to collect the new leader of the roman catholic church. >> one need to lack for for man of faith. man of prayer. person who has shown quult
vatican has denied those accounts. >>> mean time today pope benedict enacted major change to church law to speed up the selection of his successor. new law will allow cardinals to call the conclave earlier than what is currently allowed. that change will allow the cardinals to elect and install the new pope before holy week combines on palm sunday march 24th this year. >> pope ben picture is set to officially step down this thursday 3 days from now and among those who choose...
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today, benedict met privately with the three elderly investigators. the italian press calls them "the 007 cardinals." >> the cardinals who did the investigation into corruption inside the vatican are known to know everything. and so, if they say, hey, i don't think this candidate is the best idea at this point, that will be taken very seriously. >> reporter: today, the pope issued new rules that could fast track this election, but ultimately, the timing will be up to the cardinals, david. >> abc's david wright in rome again tonight for us. david, thank you. >>> this evening, a new twist in the case of oscar pistorius, the olympian facing a murder charge in south africa. tonight, we are seeing the last video of his girlfriend alive, hours after this video was taken, she was shot dead. we are also hearing tonight from her parents for the first time. abc's amy robach is in johannesburg tonight. >> reporter: escaping the spotlight, oscar pistorius apparently managed to report to authorities today without a single camera present. but it was this footage fr
today, benedict met privately with the three elderly investigators. the italian press calls them "the 007 cardinals." >> the cardinals who did the investigation into corruption inside the vatican are known to know everything. and so, if they say, hey, i don't think this candidate is the best idea at this point, that will be taken very seriously. >> reporter: today, the pope issued new rules that could fast track this election, but ultimately, the timing will be up to the...
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. >> the details on the historic change at the vatican where pope benedict xvi will become his holiness been adept xvi pope. will continue to wear the white hats bubble longer wear red shoes. -- but he will no longer wear red shoes. he officially resigns and 8:00 on thursday. >> a look at the deadliest hot air balloon crashed on record. >> great to see you as always. bijan and ballooning accident, 19 tourists -- the ballooning accident, at 19 tourists killed. the warning about your roof wait until you see this video. the family feared lost at sea. was it a giant hoax? >> you can watch those stories and more tonight coming up after abc 7 news at 6:00. >> the morning commute was a rough one after a series of early-morning crashes. for more than four hours. at 4:38 truck overturned into a ravine. the driver was rushed to the hospital, but his condition is not known. in maryland, we capture dramatic images after a car crashed over a guardrail on i- 270. despite how serious the crash looked the driver escaped with only minor injuries. time now for a check on the traffic situation. it is a me
. >> the details on the historic change at the vatican where pope benedict xvi will become his holiness been adept xvi pope. will continue to wear the white hats bubble longer wear red shoes. -- but he will no longer wear red shoes. he officially resigns and 8:00 on thursday. >> a look at the deadliest hot air balloon crashed on record. >> great to see you as always. bijan and ballooning accident, 19 tourists -- the ballooning accident, at 19 tourists killed. the warning about...
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the process to replace pope benedict is now on the fast track. we've also just learned that the deacon of the college of cardinals will summon the cardinals on friday to their first meeting, which will take place on monday, march 4th. never before has the cardinal given the conclave amidst a scandal. and that raises the pressure for the other cardinals tainted by scandal, among them, roger mahoney, who for years, covered up for pedophile priests. for 24 hours, britain's cardinal keith o'brien has holed up in this home in scotland. >> the holy father accepted the resignation of cardinal o'brien. >> reporter: on sunday, a british newspaper reported hi sexually harassed four seminarians in the 1980s. while o'brien insists the presence were false, his presence at the conclave would be a distraction. there's another that threatens to be a distraction. >> i think it's important to raise these kinds of issues. >> reporter: roger mahoney protected pedophile priests for more than a decade. already in rome, last night, he blogged about his disgust, with a
the process to replace pope benedict is now on the fast track. we've also just learned that the deacon of the college of cardinals will summon the cardinals on friday to their first meeting, which will take place on monday, march 4th. never before has the cardinal given the conclave amidst a scandal. and that raises the pressure for the other cardinals tainted by scandal, among them, roger mahoney, who for years, covered up for pedophile priests. for 24 hours, britain's cardinal keith o'brien...
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we learned that pope benedict will keep the title of "his holiness" after he resigns. >> a top superintendent valley c.e.o. and former republican candidate for government is changing her position on same-sex marriage. h.p. c.e.o. whitman is saying proposition eight in california should be overturned. "new york times" reports that whitman signed a legal brief urging gay people have a constitutional right to marriage. she supported proposition 8 during the campaign if governor in 2010. other prominent republicans who signed the brief that will go to the supreme court include former presidential candidate huntsman, former new jersey governor whitman, and former massachusetts governors weld and swift. the supreme court is set to hear arguments on whether proposition eight is constitutional next month. >> from egypt, 18 foreign tourists are confirmed dead after a hot air balloon crashed in one of the worst tourism accidents in the country's history. a bay area man visiting the city took the photos before the crash the christopher was in another balloon when it happened and according to officials t
we learned that pope benedict will keep the title of "his holiness" after he resigns. >> a top superintendent valley c.e.o. and former republican candidate for government is changing her position on same-sex marriage. h.p. c.e.o. whitman is saying proposition eight in california should be overturned. "new york times" reports that whitman signed a legal brief urging gay people have a constitutional right to marriage. she supported proposition 8 during the campaign if...
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i believe he should be at the conclave. >> reporter: the process to replace pope benedict is on fast track. the timing of all this, the deacon of the cardinals will summon the college of cardinals on friday to a meeting that will take place on monday. that won't be the beginning of the conclave. it's the beginning of the process. george? >> david, looking forward to joining you in rome for that in a couple days. >>> right now, we turn to washington and the budget stalemate that means across-the-board spending cuts to start to kick in on friday. no talks about solving the problem. instead, the two parties are fighting about what the cuts will mean and who's to blame. jon karl has more from the white house. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the white house is loudly sounding the alarms about what these cuts will mean. but republicans are accusing the president of trying to scare the american people. the white house has already warned of airport delays and meat shortages and lost jobs. now, greater risk of terrorist attack. >> i don't think we can maintain the same l
i believe he should be at the conclave. >> reporter: the process to replace pope benedict is on fast track. the timing of all this, the deacon of the cardinals will summon the college of cardinals on friday to a meeting that will take place on monday. that won't be the beginning of the conclave. it's the beginning of the process. george? >> david, looking forward to joining you in rome for that in a couple days. >>> right now, we turn to washington and the budget stalemate...
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. >> with just two days until he officially retires, the vatican released pope benedict the 16th will keep the title his holiness the will be title pontiffemeritus . been a big surprise the world and the announced earlier this month that he would retire effective on thursday. the catholic church's carter will meet at the vatican to elect a successor. the election is expected to start sometime in march. >> this is out of wichita kansas when they have a lot of snow on the ground and more on the way. a lot of of snow on the ground and more on the way. a lot of snow expected to co thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's no secret... it's slimful. eating less is a beautiful thing. >> good morning. 4:55 is the time. >> '60s for today the same for tomorrow. friday a lot of sunshine. los seventies. we will s
. >> with just two days until he officially retires, the vatican released pope benedict the 16th will keep the title his holiness the will be title pontiffemeritus . been a big surprise the world and the announced earlier this month that he would retire effective on thursday. the catholic church's carter will meet at the vatican to elect a successor. the election is expected to start sometime in march. >> this is out of wichita kansas when they have a lot of snow on the ground and...
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a developing story tonight-- a new controversy is rocking the vatican in benedict the 16th's final days as pope. a report. first published in the rome daily details an investigation by three cardinals into a network of gay priests that were blackmailed by a group of male prostitutes. it also contains information on financial wrongdoing within the vatican. the vatican responded by saying the story is an attempt to use public opinion to influence the cardinal's decision in the upcoming new pope election. >> a class action civil trial stemming from the b-p oil disaster gets underway today court. the 20-10 oil rig explosion killed 11 people. and millions of gallons of oil polluted the gulf of mexico. the trial has been divided into two phases. phase one will focus on the actions that led up to the explosion. phase two will determine the financial penalties bp and others will face for violating the clean water act. and the natural resource damage assessment. almost 60 lawyers in all will fill the courtroom. >> the white house turning up the heat on congress today with a state by state breakd
a developing story tonight-- a new controversy is rocking the vatican in benedict the 16th's final days as pope. a report. first published in the rome daily details an investigation by three cardinals into a network of gay priests that were blackmailed by a group of male prostitutes. it also contains information on financial wrongdoing within the vatican. the vatican responded by saying the story is an attempt to use public opinion to influence the cardinal's decision in the upcoming new pope...
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benedict met privately with the three elderly investigators. the italian press calls them the 007 cardinals. >> the cardinals that did the investigation in the corruption inside the vatican are known to know everything. so if they say i don't think this candidate is the best idea at this point, that will be taken very seriously. >> reporter: the pope issued new rules that could fast track this election but ultimately the timing will be up to the cardinal. david wright, abc news, rome. >> there's not a whole lot of time that we're talking here. we've got to get the conclave going and got to get people going so that -- we've got to get a new pope in time for the most sacred days that are headed our way in the catholic church. >> the easter holiday and all that. with the resignation and then with the secret report, i know people get wrapped up in the ceremony and where the church is going to go. but let's never forget these folks are still very human. there's definitely politics behind the scenes. just because you have this title or that title, yo
benedict met privately with the three elderly investigators. the italian press calls them the 007 cardinals. >> the cardinals that did the investigation in the corruption inside the vatican are known to know everything. so if they say i don't think this candidate is the best idea at this point, that will be taken very seriously. >> reporter: the pope issued new rules that could fast track this election but ultimately the timing will be up to the cardinal. david wright, abc news,...
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. >> with just two days until he officially retires, the vatican says the pope benedict the 16th will keep the title as his holiness and will be called pontiffs emeritus . benedictus surprise the world when he announced earlier this month that he would retire effective on thursday. the catholic church is cardinal will meet at the vatican to collect a successor. they're trying to hold a conclave before march 15th, with the hope that a new pope can be chosen before march 17th. it or to have a pope in place for the holy week leading up to easter march 31st. >> watching gas prices this morning as they continue to rise, ever so slightly all across the nation. the national average is $3.78 a gallon. the state of california average is $4.23 a gallon. in san francisco $4.25. in oakland $4.17. in san jose $4.18 said. >> it is 736 cenow we will be back with more in a couple of minutes. a lot of sunshine at the golden gate bridge. it will get more beautiful. get out and enjoy that by all means if you can. we will be right back. get whatever you want, baby. hmm. let's just share a 20 piece. [ int
. >> with just two days until he officially retires, the vatican says the pope benedict the 16th will keep the title as his holiness and will be called pontiffs emeritus . benedictus surprise the world when he announced earlier this month that he would retire effective on thursday. the catholic church is cardinal will meet at the vatican to collect a successor. they're trying to hold a conclave before march 15th, with the hope that a new pope can be chosen before march 17th. it or to have...